I used to be the sentimental type in video games. For instance, if a certain character offered you a weapon—a keepsake—I would hang on to that weapon for as long as possible. Something like Naoe’s starting katana would be the kind of thing that I’d stubbornly hold onto for far too long.

With a range of different legendary weapons available for Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows, these 10 are easily her best.

Assassin's Creed Shadows weapon and armor upgrades are vital to keeping Naoe and Yasuke fighting fit by increasing the level of any gear you're using. Of course, you can keep swapping your gear for higher-level items as you complete quests,

Here are all of the Assassin’s Creed Shadows allies, ranked. Gennojo is a romance option for Naoe in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, though his slimeball persona leaves a lot to be desired. As an ally, he can be summoned to distract enemies,

Yes, Shadows revives the iconic assassination simulator of 2007. But the amenities of modern gaming — lifelike graphics, semi-permanent gore, an abundance of murder-ready gizmos — have twisted the game into something else too: a slasher movie in which you’re the killer.

French gaming company Ubisoft announced the establishment of a subsidiary focused on developing core gaming titles in partnership with Chinese game publisher Tencent. The deal, valued at around 1.16 billion euros ($1.